NC946

Stampless Soldiers DUE cover with the Goldsborough NC CDS 7 APR (1862) and manuscript "Due 5" revalued "Due 10". The manuscript "Due 10" is listed as "Unsupported" in the CSA Catalog. The manuscript revaluation "Due 5" to "Due 10" is not cataloged. Cover from the Cobb Correspondence addressed to Col John B. Lamar, Macon, Georgia. Endorsed at top right "John A. Cobb Aide-de-Camp". Goldsborough was the headquarters for the Confederate Military Department of North Carolina. A little light staining at the top and top right. Colonel John Basil Lamar (1812-1862), a Georgia politician and a wealthy Georgia planter, served as a staff officer (Voluntary ADC) to his brother-in-law Brig-Gen (later Maj-Gen) Howell Cobb. Col Lamar was mortally wounded at the Battle of Cramptons Gap (part of the Battle of South Mountain, Maryland) 9/15/1862 and died of his wounds the next day. Lieut John Addison Cobb (1838-1923), a graduate of the University of Georgia, served in early 1862 as an ADC to his father, Brig-Gen (later Maj-Gen) Howell Cobb resigning in September 1862.

$150.00

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